WLU Coll. Manuscript Collections
Record Group
Identifier: WLU Coll
Found in 619 Collections and/or Records:
B. H. Epperson Receipt
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0487
Scope and Contents
Receipt notes that B. H. Epperson's $25 contribution is to be applied to the Washington and Lee University's endowment of the Texas professorship of Applied Mathematics.
Dates:
1871-09-13
Babylonian tablet
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0146
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a small clay tablet inscribed on both sides with Sumerian cuneiform. The script records shipments of wheat and mentions two Sumerian kings by name. One side of the tablet bears char marks, possibly originating from fire in the destruction of Ur.
Dates:
2030
Baer Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0155
Scope and Contents
This collection contains principally business and family correspondence of Jacob, Joseph, and John Baer. Includes land maps, indentures, wills, militia fines, bills and receipts. Also included are a German family Bible (l744) and other genealogical materials, some relating to the Decker and Hite (Heyt) families, as well as two farming account books of Joseph Baer, 1853-1859. The collection mainly concerns the sale, rental, and inheritance of the Baer property.
Dates:
1744 - 1929
Barbara Cary Johnston Willard Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0325
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook is a genealogical compendium of the Welsh family of Rockbridge County, Virginia and their descendants and includes many family photographs and documents.
Dates:
Inclusive 1800-2006
Barbara Crawford Research for Rockbridge County Artists and Artisans
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0411
Dates:
Other: Date Not Yet Determined
Ben Benson Collection
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0386
Scope and Contents
The Ben Benson Collection includes original portrait art of presidents and first ladies by Ben Benson, various formats of printed presidential iconography and related presidential and U.S. political memorabilia from George Washington to Barack Obama.
Dates:
Inclusive 1789-2012
Ben Sherman Collection
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0623
Content Description
The collection consists of materials preserved by former WLU student Ben Sherman (Class of 1975) related to his student years with a focus on the 1972 Washington and Lee University Mock Democratic Convention. Ben Sherman participated in the 1972 Mock Convention as the floor leader for candidate Hubert Humphrey. Items include an autographed copy of Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter' s May 5, 1972 Mock Convention keynote address, a copy of Sherman's typescript nomination remarks for candidate Hubert...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1915 - 1976; Event: 1972
Benjamin Borden Land Grant
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0107
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one document, the original land grant to Benjamin Borden of a tract of land for settlement in what would become Rockbridge County.
Dates:
1739-11-06
Benjamin Franklin Doswell Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0061
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters written by Doswell to his family while he was a student at Washington College.
Dates:
Inclusive 1847-1849
